Pilot Knob is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Pilot Knob typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pilot Knob, ~14% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pilot Knob compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pilot Knob leans more Republican than 30 of 74 neighbors.
Pilot Knob runs about 33 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Pilot Knob leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Pilot Knob. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pilot Knob, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pilot Knob looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 84% of adults in Pilot Knob have completed high school, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Pilot Knob report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Curby, IN R+54
- Milltown, IN R+53
- Leavenworth, IN R+48
- Marengo, IN R+54
- Grantsburg, IN R+52
- Temple, IN R+50
- English, IN R+52
- White Cloud, IN R+48
- Depauw, IN R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Romance, WI R+21
- Rodey, NM R+11
- Colcord, WV R+72
- Tes Nez Iah, AZ D+51
- Doans, IN R+60
- Bancroft, SD R+54
- Fort Dick, CA R+23
- Lettsworth, LA R+42
- Nunez, GA R+72
- Dupuyer, MT R+33
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.